Documenting my adventure of moving across the world, learning how to teach, and growing up.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Let the adventure begin!

So this is what it's like to be truly in love with your life? I know that sounds unbelievably tacky, but I cannot remember a time when everything was finally falling into place exactly how I had wanted them to. Yes, getting into U of M was one of the best moments of my life, but the feeling I felt then is nothing compared to now. I just heard word yesterday that I will more than likely be moving to Manu'a, American Samoa where I will be teaching elementary school. I'm beyond excited. It is a small island that is 22 sq. miles with about 1400 people. Manu'a is roughly 70 miles off the coast of mainland American Samoa and what a lot of people refer to as "True Samoa." Basically it is not as westernized as the rest of the AmSam and should be a wonderful experience overall.

I'm sure these next two months will fly by (I leave mid-July!). I'm still studying for the LSAT, which I take June 11 and I have a bunch of other fun little things planned for my time between now and when I leave for WorldTeach. I will hopefully be blogging more once I get to AmSam, but for now I thought I would try it out. I'm certainly not much of a blogger. If you have any questions, comments, or advice about teaching or living abroad, I would love to hear it! I already know that this will be the most challenging yet rewarding experience of my life, and I want to prepare as much as possible!

For Those Who Don't Know...

I'm a recent graduate of the University of Michigan. Excited to start my newest chapter in my life: teaching in American Samoa. Let the fun begin! As always, the posts in this blog are my own views and no way reflect those of Worldteach.